Concept
The Blade was developed in Sydney, Australia in 2002 by industrial
designers Danny Gasser and Michael Hort who were pursuing their passion
for excellence in design and engineering by developing and
manufacturing innovative contemporary products. In 1997 when they
designed and built the first prototype of the Blade it was probably the
only single bladed ceiling fan in the world. Their first prototype won
an award in the Design Resource Awards International competition, and
generated so much interest that they decided to develop it further.
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Development
In 2001, they started developing the design for production. The
original prototype blade was refined through a series of iterations,
each one tested for air flow delivery using a hot wire anemometer. It
took them over a year, but they finally achieved their aim of making a
beautiful, quiet, efficient blade which matches the airflow of
conventional fans, while operating at lower speeds. The final blade
design was modelled using 3D CAD for manufacture, to ensure the highest
quality product.
Gasser & Hort were determined to make this fan exceptional in
every respect and a great deal of effort was put into the detail design
to make it reliable, robust, and easy to install and use. Only the
highest quality components and materials are used, and an excellent
quality of finish has been achieved in the final product.
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